Famous Democrats admit that Trump’s trade war is “going smoothly” so far

Sen. John Fetterman, Democrat of Pennsylvania, admitted that his party made mistakes on President Donald Trump’s tariffs, saying so far, US Trade War “It’s going smoothly.”

Fox News Digital asked if he thought Trump administration Fettman is winning the trade war, answering “absolutely”.

“I’m a big fan of Bill Maher, and I mean, I think he’s really one of the Beetles I’m partying, and he admits that, like, hey, he thinks the tariffs will impress the economy, and then he admits that’s not. ” Fetterman said.

“So, for me,” he continued, “it seems like things are going well in the EU and I think we will see what China is doing.”

This is Trump Increase Canadian tariffs 25% to 35% from Friday, after neighbors in the northern United States failed to help curb fentanyl and other illegal drugs imports. The White House noted that Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to increase tariffs to put Canada accountable for its role in illegal drug flow into the United States

In addition, Trump signed another executive order on Thursday to modify the mutual tariff rates for certain countries to further resolve the U.S. trade deficit. The White House said the action reflects Trump’s efforts to protect the United States from foreign national security and economic threats by ensuring “equal, balanced and mutual trade relations.”

Trump’s goal is to reshape the global economy with historic new tariffs

Earlier this year, Trump announced an additional 10% tariff on all countries, as well as higher tariffs on U.S. countries. The tariffs will come into effect on April 9. Since then, Trump and his team have reached several trade deals with several countries.

The United States hit Handle the EU The EU agreed to purchase $750 billion of U.S. energy in 2028 and make a new investment of $600 billion. The EU also agreed to accept a 15% tariff rate. The United States also reached an agreement with Japan, which agreed to invest $550 billion in the United States to rebuild and expand its core U.S. industries. Japan also agreed to promote its own market to U.S. exports, and like the EU, Japan agreed to a baseline 15% tariff rate.

But, many Democrats are digging On the heels of opposing Trump’s tariff strategy, he said the negative impact is still within scope.

Senator Jack Reed, PhD, predicts that despite the increase in revenue, “In a few weeks or months, you will start to see a significant increase in most purchases. And, you’ll see disruptions in many industries because they don’t have access to products or supplies. ”

Trump imposes heavy tariffs on dozens of countries after a huge trade deal

President Trump shook hands with European Commission President Ursula von Leyen after signing a trade agreement in Turnbury, Scotland on July 27, 2025. (Getty Image)

“When you have a full tariff, it does work like a national sales tax, and I think people are going to get hurt more and more,” D-MD Senator Chris Van Hollen predicts.

“It’s the president who said he’s going to come in and lower the price. Prices will go up and over time, they’ll go up.”

Massachusetts Democratic Senator. Elizabeth Warren explain “Donald Trump might beat his chest and said, “Man, I let him take 15% tariffs or 25% tariffs.” But it also understands that every one of these trading partners is now working hard all over the world to find other customers because Donald Trump instructed Donald Trump that Donald Trump’s voice was not a reliable trading partner. This is not good for any of us. ”

Warren also claimed that Trump’s tariffs are the reason why the Fed has not yet lowered U.S. interest rates.

“Jerome Powell said last month that Donald Trump would lower interest rates in February if he created chaos in trade. The result is that American families have paid more credit cards, more car loans, more home mortgages for six months, all caused chaos by Donald Trump. ”

The Minister of Finance said

D-Mass. Senator Elizabeth Warren spoke at a protest outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on Tuesday, May 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

at the same time, Republicans Fox News Digital spoke with the president and urged the president to double its tariff strategy.

“I think that’s the right way. This is what I’ve been urging the president to do, and I think the success he’s won is a huge victory for America,” Sen said. Ted CruzR-Texas.

Cruz said sarcastically: “I am shocked that Democrats are still predicting economic consequences, and he said sarcastically: “I am shocked that Democrats are rooted in the economy under President Trump’s leadership. ”

“It would be great if some Democrats put partisan hatred against Trump aside and actually started working together for American workers and the United States. Unfortunately, I don’t see a lot of Democrats interested in doing this right now,” Cruz said.

Senator John Kennedy (R-La.

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“I think that’s the right way. This is what I’ve been urging the president to do, and I think the success he’s won is a huge victory for the United States,” said Senator Ted Cruz of R-Texas. (Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images)

“Clearly, the president got a good deal from one perspective. The Europeans just caved, they did. Fifteen percent tariffs on them, zero on us, commitment to invest in our country. But the part of the deal I like the most, the EU and the president agreed that a whole bunch of goods would be tariff-free. That is, no American tariffs and no EU tariffs. It’s called reciprocity, and ideal reciprocity is zero on Both,” he explained.

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“That’s what I want us to achieve in all trade agreements,” Kennedy explained. “Let the free enterprise system run. Wish the best product wins at the best price. For me, it would be the perfect situation.”

Greg Wehner of Fox News Digital contributed to the report.